Theo James

Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis (born 16 December 1984) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Tobias “Four” Eaton in The Divergent Series film trilogy. James starred in the horror films Underworld: Awakening (2012) and Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), the action film How It Ends (2018), and the science fiction film Archive (2020). In television, he appeared in the crime drama series Golden Boy (2012) and the romance series The Time Traveler’s Wife (2022).

Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis was born on 16 December 1984 in High Wycombe, England.He is the son of Philip Taptiklis, a business consultant, and Jane (née Martin), who worked for the National Health Service.His paternal grandfather was Greek (he moved from the Peloponnese to New Zealand). His other ancestry is English and Scottish.James is the youngest of five children, having two older brothers and two older sisters.

James was raised in Askett, Buckinghamshire, England.[9] He attended Aylesbury Grammar School and went on to earn his undergraduate degree in philosophy from the University of Nottingham. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.